The standard operas, their plots and their music; . n. Don Giovanni, alicentious nobleman, becomes enamoured of Donna Anna, thedaughter of the Commandant of Seville, who is betrothed toDon Ottavio. He gains admission to her apartments at night,and attempts to carry her away; but her cries bring herfather to her rescue. He attacks Don Giovanni, and in theencounter is slain. The libertine, however, in company withhis rascally servant, Leporello, makes good his escape. Whilethe precious pair are consulting about some new amour, DonnaElvira, one of his victims, appears and taxes him with hiscruelt
The standard operas, their plots and their music; . n. Don Giovanni, alicentious nobleman, becomes enamoured of Donna Anna, thedaughter of the Commandant of Seville, who is betrothed toDon Ottavio. He gains admission to her apartments at night,and attempts to carry her away; but her cries bring herfather to her rescue. He attacks Don Giovanni, and in theencounter is slain. The libertine, however, in company withhis rascally servant, Leporello, makes good his escape. Whilethe precious pair are consulting about some new amour, DonnaElvira, one of his victims, appears and taxes him with hiscruelty; but he flies from her, leaving her with Leporello,who horrifies her with an appalling list of his masters con-quests in various countries. Don Giovanni next attempts theruin of Zerlina, a peasant girl, upon the very eve of hermarriage with her lover, Masetto. Donna Elvira, however,appears and thwarts his purposes, and also exposes him toDonna Anna as the murderer of her father, whereupon shebinds her lover, Don Ottavio, to avenge his death. Don. Sontas: as Donna Anna MOZART 197 Giovanni does not abandon his purpose, however. He givesa fete, and once more seeks to accomplish Zerlinas ruin, butis again thwarted by her three friends. The second act opens in a public square of Seville at Giovanni and Leporello appear before the house ofDonna Elvira, where Zerlina is concealed. Leporello, dis-guised in his masters cloak, and assuming his voice, luresDonna Elvira out, and feigning repentance for his conductinduces her to leave with him. Don Giovanni then proceedsto enter the house and seize Zerlina; but before he can ac-complish his purpose, Masetto and his friends appear, andsupposing it is Leporello before them, demand to know wherehis master is, as they are bent upon killing him. Don Gio-vanni easily disposes of Masetto, and then rejoins his servantnear the equestrian statue, which has been erected to thememory of the murdered Don Pedro. To their astonishmentthe statu
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